Advisor Trip Stories
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6 stories
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Okavango in the Secret Season
When the Okavango floods in June, the delta transforms into something otherworldly. I spent ten days on a private mobile camp following the water — and found the Africa that changes you.
Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Dawn Departure: Rwanda's Mountain Gorillas
A permit, a seven-hour trek through volcanic forest, and one hour that rewires how you think about other species. Rwanda's gorilla encounter is unlike anything else travel offers.
Bologna, Italy
Bologna in Four Meals
La Grassa — the Fat One. Bologna's nickname is also its philosophy. Over five days, I ate my way through the world's best food city, and came away with a new understanding of what hospitality means.
San Sebastián & Bilbao, Spain
The Basque Country: Where Spain Gets Serious
San Sebastián has more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere on earth. But it's the pinxto bars and the txakoli wine poured from shoulder height that make the Basque Country the world's most serious food culture.
Ubud, Indonesia
Ubud Slow: A Week That Stays With You
I stopped counting the days after three. In Ubud, time has a different texture. A week at the right retreat — morning yoga, afternoon rice paddies, evenings by an infinity pool — doesn't feel like vacation. It feels like restoration.
Alleppey & Kumarakom, India
Kerala's Backwaters: The Slow Boat Through India's Heart
A converted rice barge, two crew members, a chef who makes Kerala fish curry for lunch, and 900km of interconnected waterways threading through coconut groves. This is India at its most unhurried.